Cost Weight Table guides frugal shopping tactics
Readers learn to compare unit prices to cut food bills. Examples show larger packages often save money per pound, with notes on variability. A Cornell Biesdorf chart explains how to read a unit cost table and apply it to everyday purchases.
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Congress
Biesdorf
Cornell
Crime Drives Vast Price Increases Across U S Industry
H Bruce Palmer head of the National Industrial Conference Board cites crime as the nation’s top problem. He notes Sears Roebuck allocates 14 percent or $120 million into its price structure on $8 billion in annual sales to offset security costs and losses.
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New York Times Service
New York
H. Bruce Palmer
National Industrial Conference Board
Vernon
N.J
Sears Roebuck and Company
Chicago
National Retail Merchants Association
Palmer
General Motors Corporation
Citizens For Justice
United States
John C. Fricano
Fricano
Maxim debates and trading ethics across markets
A discussion on common stock and commodity maxims questions diversification versus concentration, patience versus risk, and selective perception. The piece notes data sources from Chicago and New York exchanges and quotes Dr. Charles Harlow on market data and crime costs, plus calls for automated court processes and youth crime focus.
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Charles Harlow
Venture Research Co
Pine Avenue
Long Beach
California
Plumbing Fixture Price Fixing Convictions Rock Industry
A Pittsburgh jury convicted three firms and three executives in a 72 day trial of price fixing on bathtubs toilets and sinks. The verdict clears the way for billions in damage suits, with many states and cities already pursuing trebled damages and class actions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Pittsburgh
General Electric
Westinghouse
Borge- Warner Corp
Chicago
American Standard Corp
New York
Kohler Co
Kohler
Wis
Joseph P. Decker
American Standard
Daniel J. Quinn
Norman R. Held
Borg-Warner
Fricano
Start a cash cushion before investing in stocks
The adviser urges building a cash reserve with steady monthly deposits before moving into equities. Even at 25 dollars a month, mutual funds with low initial charges can work, but avoid high commission contractual plans and expect tax on interest dividends and gains.
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William Barton
Wallace-Murray Corp
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Universal Rundle Corp
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the Plumbing Fixtures Manufacturers Association
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Georgia Sanitary Pottery Inc
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U.S. Dist
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the Daily Investor
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